Henry Waechter

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Henry Waechter
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Waechter after receiving his Super Bowl ring at a ceremony held in 2018
No. 75, 71, 70, 67
Position:Defensive end,
Defensive tackle
Personal information
Born: (1959-02-13) February 13, 1959 (age 65)
Epworth, Iowa, U.S.
Height:6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight:270 lb (122 kg)
Career information
High school:Epworth (IA) Western Dubuque
College:Nebraska
NFL draft:1982 / Round: 7 / Pick: 173
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Games played:53
Games started:4
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

Henry Carl Waechter (born February 13, 1959) is a former

1982 NFL Draft
.

He is a two-time Super Bowl champion, having won Super Bowl XX as a member of the Chicago Bears, and was retroactively awarded a ring by the Washington Redskins, who went on win Super Bowl XXII.

Biography

Waechter was born in

1982 NFL Draft.[4]

Waechter played for the Chicago Bears in 1982, and from 1984 to 1986. He played for the Baltimore / Indianapolis Colts in 1983 and 1984, and the Washington Redskins in 1987.

Waechter is a member of the 1985 Bears that won Super Bowl XX.[5] He scored the game's final points on a sack of New England Patriots quarterback Steve Grogan in the end zone for a safety. In 2018, Waechter was awarded a Super Bowl ring for playing one game for the Redskins in 1987, the year they won Super Bowl XXII.[6]

References

  1. ^ "Player Profile: Henry Waechter". NFL. Retrieved September 2, 2012.
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  4. ^ "Henry Waechter". databaseFootball.com. Archived from the original on September 22, 2012. Retrieved September 2, 2012.
  5. ^ "Bears Trounce Patriots, 46-10, in Super Bowl". Los Angeles Times. 1986-01-27. Retrieved 2023-10-31.
  6. ^ Chesebrough, Diane (June 12, 2018). "Redskins 1987 replacement players get Super Bowl rings". Redskins Wire. USA Today. Retrieved May 15, 2023.

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